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Z41321 Zinc vs. 5086 Aluminum

Z41321 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 5086 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z41321 zinc and the bottom bar is 5086 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
68
Elongation at Break, % 60
1.7 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
270 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
110 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 6.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
5.8 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
86 to 770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
28 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
34 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.9
12 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
93 to 96.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.080 to 0.18
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 98.8 to 99.42
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15